as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
amiable; affable; likable
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
practice; practising; experience
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
player put on starting list to be replaced by another when the opponent's pitcher is known
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
boasting of one's strength
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
to take command; to give direction
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose